Global Project Delivery Director

Workday • Pleasanton, CA

2d • $190,500 - $285,700

About The Position

The Global Project Delivery Director oversees Workday’s global capital project portfolio, guiding projects from initial concepts through completion. The role leads capital project planning, execution, and closeout, while managing budgets at both portfolio and individual-project levels. Its goal is to deliver workplace environments that foster engagement, inclusivity, and high performance.

The director owns global capital budgeting and reporting, manages project schedules and costs, and works with internal teams and external partners to deliver construction projects. The role also supports investment planning, site selection, project delivery processes, and handoffs to workplace operations. It champions workplace sustainability and develops strategies to achieve and maintain LEED and WELL certifications across the global portfolio.

Requirements

• 12 or more years of experience in global real estate or construction management, including at least 10 years in a leadership capacity.
• Financial acumen and a proven record of managing global capital budgets of $100 million or more.
• Experience in financial analysis and familiarity with real estate, capital-project, and operating-expense accounting and financial concepts.
• Global mindset and experience navigating international construction laws, labor markets, and design standards.
• Ability to inspire cross-functional teams and influence C-suite stakeholders.
• Administrative ability, technical background, and project responsibility experience.
• Strong team leadership skills and ability to lead internal and external team meetings.
• Strong internal and client relationship-management and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral, presentation, and written communication skills, with professional presence.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• LEED AP and WELL AP credentials.
• Experience with global projects, particularly in Asia Pacific Japan and EMEA.
• Strong proficiency with project management tools and technology, including Procore, eBuilder, AutoCAD, and BIM 360.

Responsibilities

• Direct planning, execution, and closeout of global capital construction projects, ensuring scope, quality, schedule, and budget requirements are met.
• Identify and manage project risks, including supply-chain disruptions and local regulatory hurdles.
• Work with Real Estate and Strategic Planning to inform future investment planning.
• Partner with the Real Estate Portfolio & Strategy team on site selection to align projects with enterprise location strategy and workforce plans.
• Coordinate with Business Technology and Global Workplace Safety to capture technology requirements, including audiovisual systems, low-voltage cabling, and access control, in project designs.
• Track anticipated global real estate project needs and manage an 18–24-month project look-ahead report.
• Direct construction and project management across Workday’s Real Estate & Workplace portfolio.
• Review the Project Delivery Model and recommend changes to support Workday’s needs.
• Partner with Safety & Security, FP&A, Workplace Operations, and Business Technology to ensure seamless project handoffs.
• Own the global capital budget, including forecasting, tracking, and reporting to executive leadership.
• Improve cost efficiency while protecting design integrity and the Workmate experience.
• Negotiate and manage master service agreements with global architects, general contractors, and consultants.
• Ensure project schedules and budgets are developed and maintained using established processes, tools, and templates.
• Identify project-management efficiencies and technology enhancements to improve stakeholder insights.
• Report project costs against budget and timelines against plan.
• Analyze service value, renegotiate vendor contracts as appropriate, and use metrics to maintain cost-effective contract levels and identify needed reductions.
• Own systems and processes for collecting, processing, analyzing, and storing Capital Project Delivery data.
• Monitor industry trends in systems, tools, and practices to improve process efficiency.
• Champion workplace sustainability and ensure new builds and major retrofits meet or exceed corporate ESG goals.
• Develop strategies for projects to achieve and maintain LEED and WELL certifications across the global portfolio.

Benefits

• Potential eligibility for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.
• Potential annual refresh stock grants.
• Flexible Work approach combining in-person and remote work, with at least 50% of each quarter spent in the office or in the field, depending on role.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed